NNPC has declared a state of emergency on production in Nigeria's oil and gas industry - NewsBlist

OIL & GAS NEWS — As part of move towards increasing Nigeria’s crude oil production and growing its reserves, the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has declared a state of emergency on production in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari, disclosed this while giving a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 23rd edition of the Nigeria Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition (NOG Energy Week) in Abuja, on Tuesday.
According to the NNPC Limited boss, there is need to ramp up oil production to grow local capacity saying the Company is working vigorously to close the two million barrels per day oil gap as Nigeria currently produces between 1.2 million and 1.4 million barrels per day... tribuneonlineng.com